In 1989, the state began talking about constructing a connector for I-26. It would hopefully have done something about the weekly, Friday rush-hour, accident-induced traffic delays. Then “environmental” “obstructionists” objected. The monopolistic DMV was pouring concrete out the ying-yang and saying the city needed eight lanes instead of six. When the “environmental” “obstructionists” talked the state down to six lanes, citizens wanted to dialogue about how to plan synergies into the process – you know, the affordable housing component and all. Well, the state had enough of us flaky-flakes in Asheville, so now it is saying we won’t get funding for a connector until 2020. The DOT has already sunk $14.2 million into designs and redesigns.